Sony PMW 100
June/19/12 12:52 Filed in: Video Cameras
It's a spiff unit - but a pretty small chip.
Might be a good replacement for the Panasonic AX-100 - level stuff. Would like to go HD with all clients, but not for free!
One thing to pay attention to on these new cameras is that some are 3-chip and some are 1. Traditionally that was how you could tell a pro camera from a consumer. Like the EX1 is (3) 1/2" chips. Stuff like the Sony FS100/700/F3, etc. are competing with large DSLRs, so they are 1 LARGE chip. The PMW 100 is (1) slightly-larger-than ⅓” chip (1/2.9"), so I dunno how that will perform. Certainly they're making great strides in that area. And the onboard 50Mbps XDCAM recording capability is cool - wouldn't necessarily need an outboard recorder. It'll be interesting to see some footage from it.
Might be a good replacement for the Panasonic AX-100 - level stuff. Would like to go HD with all clients, but not for free!
One thing to pay attention to on these new cameras is that some are 3-chip and some are 1. Traditionally that was how you could tell a pro camera from a consumer. Like the EX1 is (3) 1/2" chips. Stuff like the Sony FS100/700/F3, etc. are competing with large DSLRs, so they are 1 LARGE chip. The PMW 100 is (1) slightly-larger-than ⅓” chip (1/2.9"), so I dunno how that will perform. Certainly they're making great strides in that area. And the onboard 50Mbps XDCAM recording capability is cool - wouldn't necessarily need an outboard recorder. It'll be interesting to see some footage from it.
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